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Koromiko am Rangitoto Summit Track by lt_paris

Koromiko am Rangitoto Summit Track

Einen Gipfel im eigentlichen Sinne besitzt der Rangitoto nicht. An seiner Stelle befindet sich der ausgeprägte Krater des Vulkans. Rings um diesen führt auf dessen oberem Rand ein Weg - der Rangitoto Summit Track. Wer nun aber erwartet, auf einem schmalen Rand rings um den Krater balancieren zu müssen, liegt falsch. Stattdessen wandert man einen gemütlichen Waldweg entlang. Folgt man ihm im Uhrzeigersinn, ist der links gelegene Krater fast nie zu sehen. Dafür wird man aber durch atemberaubend schöne Ausblicke auf Rangitoto Island, den Hauraki Gulf, Auckland und die benachbarten Inseln mehr als entschädigt.
Doch auch der Blick vor die eigenen Füße ist immer wieder lohnenswert, um die hiesige Flora in Augenschein zu nehmen, die ebenso interessant wie schön ist, wie diese Koromiko-Pflanze beweist.

Rangitoto Island liegt im Hauraki Gulf und ist noch gar nicht so alt. Die fast kreisrunde Insel, deren Durchmesser zwischen 4,8 und 5,8 Kilometern liegt, entstand vor sechs- bis siebenhundert Jahren im Zuge einer Reihe von Eruptionen des Vulkans Rangitoto, die sich wahrscheinlich über einen Zeitraum von fünf bis zehn Jahren erstreckten.

Weil das vom Rangitoto ausgeschleuderte Material allein etwa sechzig Prozent des von allen Vulkanen des Auckland Volcanic Fields ausgeworfenen Materials umfaßt, ist der Rangitoto nicht nur der jüngste, sondern auch der größte Vulkan des Vulkanfeldes. Das ist mit bloßem Auge unmittelbar an seiner im Vergleich zu den anderen Vulkanen außerordentlichen Höhe zu erkennen, die 260 Meter beträgt.

Rangitoto bedeutet in der Māori-Sprache "Blutiger Himmel". Allerdings ist diese Bezeichnung irreführend, denn der vollständige Name lautet "Ngā Rangi-i-totongia-a Tama-te-kapua", was "Die Tage des Blutens von Tama-te-kapua" bedeutet. Tama-te-kapua war der Führer des Kanus Arawa waka und wurde auf der Insel schwer verwundet, nachdem er eine Schlacht mit dem Stamm der Tainui Iwi in der Islington Bay verloren hatte, einer Bucht, die zwischen Rangitoto und Motutapu Island liegt.

Koromiko. Hebe stricta. by nznatives

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Koromiko. Hebe stricta.

subject to copyright - please do not use without permission. flickrmail or email if you wish to use this pic: cgull_nz@yahoo.com Thankyou, ang.

Koromiko. Hebe stricta. by nznatives

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Koromiko. Hebe stricta.

subject to copyright - please do not use without permission. flickrmail or email if you wish to use this pic: cgull_nz@yahoo.com Thankyou, ang.

Koromiko...EXPLORE #13.09.2015 by libra1054

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Koromiko...EXPLORE #13.09.2015

Ehrenpreis...
Veronica stricta...
Veronica...
Vêronique...
Hebe-stricta...

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bokeh in green by b_benjamin_b

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bokeh in green

Can't take my eyes off it. Here's some koromiko taken through some old Japanese glass.

20020905_059 by Mollivan Jon

Available under a Creative Commons by-nc license

20020905_059

5 September 2002

common native plant, recorded on datasheet as Hebe stricta

Clear cut pine boundary, pine transect, AK14

northern Hunua ranges

E2699118 N6460890

naturewatch.org.nz/observations/343529

20020905_060 by Mollivan Jon

Available under a Creative Commons by-nc license

20020905_060

5 September 2002

common native plant, recorded on datasheet as Hebe stricta

Clear cut pine boundary, pine transect, AK14

northern Hunua ranges

E2699118 N6460890

naturewatch.org.nz/observations/343529

20020607_033sherwoodave by Mollivan Jon

Available under a Creative Commons by-nc license

20020607_033sherwoodave

Sherwood Ave resoration trial, Henderson creek, Waitakere City, Auckland

photos taken when Chris Winks and I measured the heights and widths of all the native plants.

naturewatch.org.nz/observations/342886

20020607_034sherwoodave by Mollivan Jon

Available under a Creative Commons by-nc license

20020607_034sherwoodave

Sherwood Ave resoration trial, Henderson creek, Waitakere City, Auckland

photos taken when Chris Winks and I measured the heights and widths of all the native plants.

naturewatch.org.nz/observations/342886

20020607_032sherwoodave by Mollivan Jon

Available under a Creative Commons by-nc license

20020607_032sherwoodave

Sherwood Ave resoration trial, Henderson creek, Waitakere City, Auckland

photos taken when Chris Winks and I measured the heights and widths of all the native plants.

naturewatch.org.nz/observations/342886

20020607_031sherwoodave by Mollivan Jon

Available under a Creative Commons by-nc license

20020607_031sherwoodave

Sherwood Ave resoration trial, Henderson creek, Waitakere City, Auckland

photos taken when Chris Winks and I measured the heights and widths of all the native plants.

naturewatch.org.nz/observations/342886

Hebe stricta flowers by Tonyfoster

Available under a Creative Commons by-nd license

Hebe stricta flowers

Hebe stricta
Korimiko
Plantaginaceae
November

In this species the inflorescence is longer than the leaves. Note the different colours of the pollen and the indeterminate (from the bottom up) way the florets mature.

Hebe stricta korimiko flower raceme by Tonyfoster

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Hebe stricta korimiko flower raceme

Hebe stricta
korimiko
Plantaginaceae
November

The flowers of this Hebe species are racemes.
i.e. unbranched, usually elongated indeterminate inflorescence with stalked flowers.
The peduncle is the main stem of the inflorescence. Each flower has short stalks termed pedicels .

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand by Steve Attwood

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Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees.

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees. It's great to see the forest recovering in these valleys now this area is a reserve. The birdlife is coming back too.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand by Steve Attwood

© Steve Attwood, all rights reserved.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees.

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees. It's great to see the forest recovering in these valleys now this area is a reserve. The birdlife is coming back too.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand by Steve Attwood

© Steve Attwood, all rights reserved.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees.

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees. It's great to see the forest recovering in these valleys now this area is a reserve. The birdlife is coming back too.

Common Copper Butterfly - Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand by Steve Attwood

© Steve Attwood, all rights reserved.

Common Copper Butterfly - Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees.

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees. It's great to see the forest recovering in these valleys now this area is a reserve. The birdlife is coming back too.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand by Steve Attwood

© Steve Attwood, all rights reserved.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees.

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees. It's great to see the forest recovering in these valleys now this area is a reserve. The birdlife is coming back too.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand by Steve Attwood

© Steve Attwood, all rights reserved.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees.

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees. It's great to see the forest recovering in these valleys now this area is a reserve. The birdlife is coming back too.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand by Steve Attwood

© Steve Attwood, all rights reserved.

Koromiko photos - Te Kopahou Reserve - Wellington New Zealand

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees.

I always enjoy the walks through the Te Kopahou Reserve - a hilly reserve above Wellington's South Coast. It has a great variety of scenery, a mix of challenging and easier tracks, and offers spectacular views. On this visit I was taken with the native hebe koromiko (hebe stricta var. atkinsonii). This shrub is known for its colonising role in recovering native forest and it was in full bloom, giving the illusion that the re-emerging forest in the reserve was covered in snow. Cl;early also an important food source, these flowers were being visited by hundreds of native and introduced insects, including the native common copper butterflys - Lycaena salustius - and introduced bumblebees. It's great to see the forest recovering in these valleys now this area is a reserve. The birdlife is coming back too.